NHL game summary from October 23, 1979
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (1-1-4) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (2-3-1) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | EDM, | Bill Flett 1 (Dave Hunter, Mark Messier), 7:34 |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 1 (Bryan Trottier, Anders Kallur), 9:55 - PP | |
| 2: | EDM, | Blair MacDonald 8 (Wayne Gretzky, Al Hamilton), 16:20 - PP |
| 3: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 2 (Bryan Trottier, Anders Kallur), 12:28 |
| EDM, | Peter Driscoll 1 (Stan Weir, Dave Lumley), 12:38 | |
| NYI, | Billy Harris 5 (Bryan Trottier, John Tonelli), 18:43 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave Semenko, EDM [Boarding] 9:22 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 15:00 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Hooking] 17:56 | |
| 2: | Pat Price, EDM [Cross checking] 1:26 |
| Yvon Vautour, NYI [Roughing] 3:44 | |
| Colin Campbell, EDM [Roughing double minor] 3:44 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Fighting, Hi-sticking major] 9:34 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Fighting, Hi-sticking major, Kneeing major, Game misconduct] 9:34 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing, Game misconduct] 9:34 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 15:46 | |
| Billy Harris, NYI [Roughing] 19:36 | |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Roughing] 19:36 | |
| 3: | Yvon Vautour, NYI [Slashing, Fighting] 0:04 |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Slashing, Fighting] 0:04 | |
| Mike Bossy, NYI [Holding] 4:24 | |
| Stan Weir, EDM [Interference] 4:24 | |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Tripping] 5:22 | |
| Colin Campbell, EDM [Fighting] 7:16 | |
| Mike Hordy, NYI [Fighting] 7:16 | |
| Mark Messier, EDM [Interference] 16:39 |
Penalty time: EDM: 53 minutes
NYI: 46 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Al Hamilton | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Colin Campbell | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Areshenkoff | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Flett | 19 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hordy | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Harris | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yvon Vautour | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kaszycki | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 13- 6- 7-26
NYI: 9- 6-10-25
Goalies: EDM: Eddie Mio (T, 1-0-3)
NYI: Billy Smith (T, 1-2-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Don Koharski
Attendance: 13,751
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